Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2570096 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Sep 2003 22:11:48 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.21]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030907021147.GVEV21511.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2003 22:11:47 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: water flow restrictor Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 21:11:49 -0500 Message-ID: <015501c374e5$656422e0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0156_01C374BB.7C8E1AE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0156_01C374BB.7C8E1AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Although I would probably prefer to run a thermostat, my water pump = housing lost the ability to house a thermostat when it got chopped down to size. = =20 How about an inline thermostat- http://www.crracing.com/estore/partdesc.cfm?category=3Dtherm =20 Rusty=20 ------ =20 =20 Depending on how your pump housing was cut down, this might not be a = good idea. You'd have to make sure you always had flow, so perhaps a = restrictor is a better idea. The size of the restrictor will be trial and error, = since it will be dependent on your radiator cooling capability. I couldn't = get the water temp over 130 without a thermostat, but my radiator is pretty huge, and obviously isn't absorbing any heat from the oil like it's = supposed to. =20 =20 Rusty (again) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0156_01C374BB.7C8E1AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Although I would probably prefer to run a thermostat, my water = pump=20 housing lost the ability to house a thermostat when it got chopped down = to=20 size. 
 
How = about an inline=20 thermostat-  htt= p://www.crracing.com/estore/partdesc.cfm?category=3Dtherm
 
Rusty 
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Depending on how your pump housing was cut = down, this=20 might not be a good idea.  You'd have to make sure you always had = flow, so=20 perhaps a restrictor is a better idea.  The size of the restrictor = will be=20 trial and error, since it will be dependent on your radiator cooling=20 capability.  I couldn't get the water temp over 130 without a = thermostat,=20 but my radiator is pretty huge, and obviously isn't absorbing any heat = from the=20 oil like it's supposed to. 
 
Rusty=20 (again)
 
 



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